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7. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 7. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Notes) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] |
accumulated other comprehensive income [Text Block] | 7. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Accumulated other comprehensive income included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of the following components (in millions):
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | Foreign other post-employment benefits adjustments | Net unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale investments | Total accumulated other comprehensive income
Balances as of January 1, 2015: | $ | 71.2 |  | $ | (16.3 | ) | $ | 164.0 |  | $ | 218.9 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before reclassifications | (19.5 | ) | 0.9 |  | 11.2 |  | (7.4 | )
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income | — |  | 0.2 |  | (0.3 | ) | (0.1 | )
Income tax effects | — |  | — |  | (4.0 | ) | (4.0 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes | (19.5 | ) | 1.1 |  | 6.9 |  | (11.5 | )
Balances as of March 31, 2015: | $ | 51.7 |  | $ | (15.2 | ) | $ | 170.9 |  | $ | 207.4 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | Foreign other post-employment benefits adjustments | Net unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale investments | Total accumulated other comprehensive income
Balances as of January 1, 2014: | $ | 189.4 |  | $ | (8.1 | ) | $ | 159.4 |  | $ | 340.7 |
Other comprehensive income, before reclassifications | 5.5 |  | — |  | 41.6 |  | 47.1 |
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income | — |  | 0.1 |  | — |  | 0.1 |
Income tax effects | — |  | — |  | (15.3 | ) | (15.3 | )
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes | 5.5 |  | 0.1 |  | 26.3 |  | 31.9 |
Balances as of March 31, 2014: | $ | 194.9 |  | $ | (8.0 | ) | $ | 185.7 |  | $ | 372.6 |
The amounts reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive income into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, with presentation location, were as follows:
| Income before taxes impact (in millions) |
|  | Three Months Ended |  |
|  | March 31, |  |
Components of Comprehensive income |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | Location
Amortization of foreign other post-employment benefit items |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative expense
Net holding gains on available-for-sale investments |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | Other (income) expense, net
Reclassification adjustments are calculated using the specific identification method.

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